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Are further interest rate cuts expected this year?

While the spring housing market has always been a defining market season, this year property experts are expecting further momentum. The Reserve Bank cut interest rates in August for the third time th...

Celebrating International Womens Day

What a fantastic way to celebrate International Women's Day with a Q&A of our owner Chris Walsh from Walsh Conveyancing. If you could have any superpower, what would it be? To make things appear/d...

Commercial and Industrial property tax reform from 1 July 2024

For those investing in commercial or industrial property, you may or may not be aware that Commercial and Industrial property is moving from land transfer duty (also known as stamp duty) and landholde...

First Home Buyer? What grants can you receive from the Victorian Government.

First Home Owner Grant Victoria A $10,000 First Home Owner Grant (FHOG) is available when you buy or build your first new home. Your first new home can be a house, townhouse, apartment, unit or simila...

First Homebuyers - Navigating the purchase of your first home

Buying your first home is an exciting time, but it can also be challenging if you don’t know where to start. Understanding the home buying process and real estate terminology can be difficult. And, wi...

How the recent rate rises may affect buyers

The recent interest rate increase announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia has placed additional pressure on homeowners across Australia. Higher interest rates mean increased mortgage repayments, re...

Inheriting property and Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

When inheriting a property, there are many elements that need to be taken into consideration. One of the most common questions is around Capital Gains Tax (CGT). Inheriting Residential Property When i...

Off-the-plan stamp duty concessions

Currently, first home buyers and owner-occupiers can access a stamp duty concession when they buy off-the-plan, allowing construction costs to be deducted from the sale price when calculating how much...

Owner Builder Works and Selling a Home

An owner-builder selling their home within six years and six months of completing the building work has certain responsibilities. An ‘Owner Builder’ is someone who takes responsibility for domestic ...

What is a Section 32 Vendor Statement?

Before a property is sold, you must give the buyer a Section 32 statement. This document is usually prepared by your legal practitioner or conveyancer. The reason it is called a Section 32 statement...

Why it's important to invest in a good Conveyancer

Thinking of buying property? Your Conveyancer undertakes a large amount of work in assembling documentation, assisting to avoid potential issues, liaising and communicating with the other side on your...

Women building wealth through property.

In celebration of International Women’s Day this month, it was an idea to have a focus on women building wealth through property. Based on a poll conducted by CoreLogic, the survey found that only 11....